The Campaign for Beard Friendly Beer: say no to sparklers
May 2019
Organised by the Beard Liberation Front
The Campaign for Beard Friendly Beer is concerned about calls for the increased use of ‘sparklers’ in the serving of cask beer.
The sparkler a device attached to the pump tip causes the beer to froth up and produces a significant ‘head’ on the beer. It will usually be used in conjunction with a ‘swan neck’ method of dispense
If left the head will reduce but if consumed ‘as is’ there is a likelihood that some of the froth will end up in the beard.
The CfBFB says that while it is aware that the sparkler has been in traditional use in some areas of the UK and froth has been soaked up by the beard, this is not the modern way of introducing the beard to beer.
Rather this should be done by specifically and briefly marinating the beard in beer.
The Campaign for Beard Friendly Beer. Where We Stand
We reject the calls for sparklers to be used to serve cask beer as not beard friendly
We believe that froth in the beard is not organic
We reject calls by sparkler-ists that the problem can be solved by shaving the beard
We support traditional beer that has a light frothy head that dissipates over a minute or two and does not go into the beard
We believe that sparkler-ists my be encouraged and supported by barbers shops
We reject the slogan the ‘Froth Years’ as provocative pogonophobism
We call on the Campaign for Real Ale to declare sparklers as not beard friendly
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